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YELLOWSTONE  PARK 


University  of  California  •  Berkeley 


YELLOWSTONE 
NATIONAL  PARK 


HOW    TO    SEE 

Yellowstone  National  Park 


HE  purpose  of  this  pamphlet  is  not  so  much  to  describe 
the  scenic  wonders  of  Yellowstone  Park,  as  to  state 
some  of  the  more  important  facts  in  relation  to  it,  and 
to  provide  the  more  general  and  necessary  information 
required  by  the  tourist  who  makes  a  tour  of  the  park. 
Our  tourist  book,  "Wonderland,"  issued  annually  (see 
page  17  this  folder),  depicts  the  phenomena  of  the  park 
at  length. 

Yellowstone  Park  was  established  by  the  Government  in  1872. 
Subsequently  a  Timber  Reserve  was  added  on  the  east  and  south 
sides.  The  park  proper  is  about  62  miles  long  from  north  to  south, 
54  miles  wide,  and  has  an  area  of  3,312  square  miles.  It  is  mostly 
in  Northwestern  Wyoming,  a  narrow  strip  being  in  Montana  and 
Idaho.  It  is  situated  about  midway  between  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis 
and  Duluth  on  the  east,  and  Seattle,  Tacoma  and  Portland  on  the 
North  Pacific  Coast.  The  park  is  an  elevated  plateau  surrounded 
by  mountains,  and  has  an  average  elevation  above  sea  level  of 
7,500  feet.  Large  streams  of  lava  have  spread  over  the  park  which 
have  been  greatly  modified  by  glacial  action  and  erosion. 

The  Government  has  entire  control  of  the  park.    All  new  roads 
opened  and  the  repairs  and  maintenance  of  old  roads  and  trails 
are  entirely  dependent  upon  congressional  appropriations.    The 
roads  are  now  in   good    condition,  a    great   deal    of  work  and 
expense  having  recently  been  put  upon  them,  and  steel  and  con- 
crete bridges  have   largely  replaced  wooden  ones.    Within  two 
years  the  Government  has  spent  $500,000  in  improvements  in  the 
park.    Prominent  among  these  is  the  construction  of  a  new  concrete 
viaduct  at  Golden  Gate  to  replace  the  old  timber  trestle,  at  a  cost 
of  $10,000,  and  the  erection  of  a  very  fine  concrete  and 
steel  bridge  of  artistic  design  across  the  Yellow- 
stone River  and  rapids,  just  above  the 
upper  fall  of  the  Yellowstone  at 
the  Grand  Canon.    This  latter 
improvement  has  long  been 
needed,  and  means  much 
added    enjoyment  to  the 
tourist   in  being  able  to 
now  see  the  canon  from 
both  sides. 

Fort  Yellowstone,  the 
military  post  in  the  park, 
is  at  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs.  Here,  also,  are 
the  headquarters  of  the 
U.  S.  Engineer  in  charge 
of  park  improvements 
and  the  U.  S.  Commis- 
sioner. Mammoth  Hot 
Springs  is  thus  the  Cap- 
ital of  the  Park. 

There  are  four  troops 
of  United  States  cavalry 
quartered  in  the  park  in 
summer.  These  care- 
fully patrol  the  roads 
and  other  parts  of  the 
park,  and  preserve  the 
phenomena  from  spolia- 
tion. During  the  winter 
season  the  force  is  somewhat  reduced  but  the  park  is  patrolled. 
AM  ruiTiwr-  com  As  a  place  to  spend  the  heated  months  no  spot  in 
NU  SfUl  this  country  can  possibly  compare  with  the  park. 
Its  elevation  above  sea  level  and  its  location  In  the  heart  of  the  -'Rockies" 
amid  some  of  earth's  grandest  and  most  inspiring  scenery,  combined  with 
the  extreme  purity  of  the  atmosphere,  the  beneficial  effects  of  the  hot  mineral 
water  baths,  and  the  fine  character  of  the  hotels,  particularly  those  at 
Upper  Geyser  Basin  and  at  Yellowstone  Lake,  the  latter  having  been  rebuilt 


and  enlarged,  make  it  a  remarkable  pleasure  spot  and  sanitarium.    The 
days  are  never  oppressively  hot  and  the  nights  are  always  cool. 
unw   Tf»   PTT   TUCDC   '1'1'e  natural  entrance  to  the  park  is  from 
HUW    IU   Utl     IHtKt  the  n()rth  by  way  of  Livingston,  the  Gate 
of  the  Mountains,  and  the  Upper  Yellowstone  river  to  Gardiner. 

This  is  the  route  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  the  only  railway  line  that 
touches  the  park,  and  it  is  the  official  entrance  to  the  park  through 
the  new  and  imposing  Government  Lava  Arch,  the  corner  stone  of 
which  was  laid  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  in  1903. 

The  Northern  Pacific  has  recently  erected,  from  boulders  and 
symmetric  pine  logs,  what  is,  perhaps,  the  most  unique  and  attrac- 
tive small  railway  station  in  the  country.     It  is  immediately  oppo- 
site the  entrance  arch  at  Gardiner,  at  the  base  of  Electric  Peak 
and  Sepulcher  Mountain. 

Pullman    Standard    Sleeping 

Cars   are   run  between   St.  Paul, 

Minneapolis  and 

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FORT  YELLOWSTONE, 
MAMMOTH  HOT  SPRINGS. 


Gardiner,  and  between  Gardiner  and  the  North  Pacific  Coast,  both  west 
bound  and  east  bound,  solely  to  accommodate  park  travel.  For 
details  regarding  this  train  service  see  regular  time-card  folder. 


MAMMOTH   HOT  SPRINGS  HOTEL  AND  STAGE    COACHES. 


THE  PARIf  TDIIR  vv  "''L  's  known  as  tnc  regular  park  tour 
I  nt  rAnK  IUUK  begins  and  ends  at  Livingston,  and  includes 
six  days  south  of  that  point,  the  tourist  being  in  the  park  proper 
five  and  one-half  days.  The  tourist  should,  however, 

become  fully  imbued  with  the 
,          fact  that  this  trip  is  presented 
simply  as  the  maximum  of 
sight-seeing  at  a  minimum 
of  time  and  expense.      If 
possible,  the  tourist 
should  remain  longer  in 
the    park — within    sea- 
son limits,    June    I    to 
September   30  —  and 
thus  see   it  better  and 
more  thoroughly. 

There  are  many 
who  cannot  well  spare 
^  time  to  make  an  ex- 
tended trip,  but  those 
who  can  should  by  all 
means  plan  to  stop  two 
or  more  days,  or  even 
weeks,  at  each  hotel. 
There  is  so  much  to  see 
at  each  point  that  sev- 
eral days  may  easily  and 
profitably  be  thus  spent 
and  those  who  act  wisely 
will  do  this  and  in  this  way  obtain 
a  much  better  idea  of  the  wonderful  and  varied  character  of  the 
phenomena  in  the  park.  There  is  no  reason  for  not  "doing"  the  park 
as  leisurely  as  one  may  and  there  is  no  additional  charge  for  trans- 
portation where  one  extends  one's  tour  beyond  the  usual  limit. 
After  leaving  Livingston,  the  tourist  travels  for  54  miles  on  the 
Yellowstone  Park  branch  line  amidst  fine  scenery,  passing  through 
the  Gate  of  the  Mountains,  Paradise  valley,  Yankee  Jim's  canon, 
and  by  Emigrant  peak,  Cinnabar  mountain  and  the  Devil's  Slide 


to  Gardiner,  the  official  gateway  to  the  park,  where  the  coaches  of 
the  transportation  company  are  taken  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs, 
5  miles  distant,  reached  in  time  for  luncheon. 

The  six  principal  points  visited  by  tourists  are  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs,  Norris,  Lower  and  Upper  geyser  basins,  Yellowstone  lake 
and  the  Grand  canon. 

Other  points  passed  en  route  are  Silver  and  Golden  gates, 
Rustic  fall,  Willow  park,  Apollinaris  spring,  Obsidian  cliff,  Beaver 
and  Twin  lakes,  Roaring  mountain.  Gibbon  canon  and  fall,  Midway 
geyser  basin,  Keppler  cascade,  Shoshone  point,  Yellowstone  Lake 
paint  pots,  Mud  volcano  and  Gothic  grotto,  the  North- 

ern Pacific  trademark,  formed  by  nature  on 

Trout  creek  in  Hayden  valley, 
Crater  hills,  Yellowstone 


rapids  and  the  Upper 

fall  near  Grand  canon,  and  Virginia  cascade,  besides  many  other 
objects  too  numerous  to  mention. 

The  Park  Itinerary,  approximately,  is  here  given,  the  tourist 
being  carried  between  Livingston  and  Gardiner  on  Park  Branch 
N.  P.  R.  trains  that  connect  with  the  main  line  trains  at  Livingston. 

FIRST  DAY— Leave  Livingston  at  9.1O  a.  m.  on  N.  P.  R.  branch  line 
train;  arrive  Gardiner  11.40  a.  m.;  leave  Gardiner  at  12.00  noon  by  stage  coach; 
arrive  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  Hotel  12. 50  p.  m.,  taking  lunch,  dinner  and  lodging. 

SECOND  DAY— Breakfast.  Leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  at  8.00  a.  m., 
arriving  at  Norris  at  noon  for  lunch;  leave  at  1.30  p.  m..  and  arrive  at  Fountain 
Hotel,  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  at  5.30  p.  m.  for  dinner  and  lodging. 

THIRD  DAY — Breakfast.  Leave  for  Midway  and  Upper  Geyser  basins  at 
9.00  a.  m.  Lunch,  dinner  and  lodging  at  Old  Faithful  Inn,  Upper  Geyser  Basin. 

FOURTH  DAY— Breakfast.  Leave  for  West  Arm  of  Yellowstone  Lake  at 
8.00  a.  m.  Lunch  at  lake  and  leave  for  new  Yellowstone  Lake  Hotel  at  lake 
outlet  at  2.00  p.  m.  Dinner  and  lodging  at  La"ke  Hotel. 

FIFTH  DAY— Breakfast  at  Yellowstone  Lake.  Leave  for  Grand  Canon  at 
9.30  a.  m.  via  Sulphur  Mountain;  arrive  Grand  Canon  at  12.30  p.  m.  Lunch,  din- 
ner and  lodging. 

SIXTH  DAY — Breakfast.  Leave  Grand  Canon  at  9.00  a.  m  Lunch  at  Norris. 
Arrive  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  at  4.30  p,  m.  Dinner.  Leave  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs  at  6.30  p.  m.,  arriving  at  Gardiner  at  7.1$  p.  m.;  leave  Gardiner  at 
7. 3O  p.  m.  on  N.  P.  R.  branch  line  train,  arrive  Livingston  at  lo.oo  p.  m. 

The  first  stage  will  leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  for  regular  tour  of  the  Park 
on  the  morning  of  June  i;  the  last  stage  for  the  season  covering  regular  tour 
will  leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  morning  of  September  30,  and  returning,  will 
leave  the  Springs  for  Gardiner  the  evening  of  October  4. 

This  schedule,  including  train  service  on  Park  branch,  may  be 
altered  by  the  transportation  companies  at  any  time  to  correspond 
with  changes  made  necessary  in  the  time  of  through  transconti- 
nental trains  at  Livingston. 


A  round  trip,  including  the  usual  park  trip,  requires  about  eleven 
days  from  Chicago  and  St.  Louis,  and  nine  days  from  St.  Paul, 
Duluth,  Minneapolis,  Portland,  Tacoma  and  Seattle. 

WHMFRflllQ  QIOF  TRIPS  *nat  can  ^e  made  and  not  embraced 
MJIVltKUUo  olUt  Inlro  in  the  regular  scheduled  tour  are:  A 

trip  to  Yancey's  for  fishing  purposes,  and  a  trip  to  the  canon  and  fall 
of  the  Middle  Gardiner  river,  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs;  a  visit 
from  the  Fountain  hotel  to  the  springs  and  pools  round  about  Great 
Fountain  geyser;  a  trip  to  Biscuit  basin  and  one  to  Lone  Star 
geyser  from  Old  Faithful  Inn;  fishing  or  camping  trips  from  the 
new  Lake  Hotel  to  points  on  Yellowstone  lake  or  river;  the  fine  trip 
from  the  Grand  canon  to  the  top  of  Mount  Washburn  by  the  new 
road  from  the  Canon  hotel;  a  trip  across  Yellowstone  river  and 
down  the  south  side  of  the  Grand  canon,  now  made  possible  by  the 
construction  of  the  new  bridge  above  the  upper  fall. 

Tourists  often  prefer  to  ride  rather  than  walk  about  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs,  the  Geyser  basins  and  the  Grand  Cation.    The  extra 
^—^  charges  for  such  tourist  wagon  trips,  per  passenger,  are 

as  follows: 

Mammoth  Hot  Springs $1.00 

Lower  Geyser  Basin 50 

Upper  Geyser  Basin 50 

Grand  Canon i.oo 

Those  desiring  to  camp  out,  fish,  etc.,  should 
consult  the  transportation  company. 
CYPIlRCinW  RATFQ  Tlie   tourist    season 

EXCURSION  RATES  extends  {rom  June  , 

to  September  30, 1904.  During  the  season  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  has  on  sale  excur- 
sion tickets,  the  use  of  which  by  the  tourist 
will  prove  a  great  convenience.  The  various 
classes  of  excursion  tickets  are  as  follows: 

S5.OO  TICKET— Includes  rail  and  stage  transportation 
Livingston  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  and  return. 

$7.OO  TICKET— Includes  rail  and  stage  transportation 
Livingston  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  and  return  and  two 
meals  (lunch  and  dinner)  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  Hotel. 

$28. OO  TICKET-Includes  rail  transportation  Living- 
ston to  Gardiner  and  return,  and  stage  transportation 
Gardiner  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  Norris,  Lower  and 
Upper  Geyser  basins,  Yellowstone  Lake.  Grand  Canon 
and  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone  and  return.  This  ticket 
does  not  cover  hotel  accommodations. 

$49.5O  TICKET— Includes  rail  transportation  Living- 
ston to  Gardiner  and  return,  stage  Gardiner  to  Mammoth 
Hot  Springs.  Norris,  Lower  and  Upper  Geyser  basins, 
Yellowstone  Lake,  Grand  Canon  and  Falls  of  the  Yellow- 
stone and  return,  and  not  to  exceed  five  and  one-half  days' 
accommodations  at  the  Park  Association  hotels. 

$45.OO  TICKET— Includes  rail  transportation  from 
St  .Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to  Gardiner 
and  return  to  anyone  of  the  above-named  points,  or  via 
BillinKS  and  the  "  Burlington  "  to  Missouri  River. 

$47. 5O  TICKET— Includes  rail  and  stage  transporta- 
tion St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to 
Mammoth  Hot  Springs  and  return  to  any  one  of  the 
above-named  points,  or  via  Billings  and  the  "Burlington" 
to  Missouri  River. 

$55.OO  TICKET— Includes  rail  transportation  from 
St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to  Gardiner 
and  return  to  any  one  of  the  above-named  points,  or  via 


CLEOPATRA  TERRACE 
AND  GIANT'S  THUMB. 
MAMMOTH  HOT  SPRINGS 


ROAD  IN    GARDINER   CANON,    EAGLE    NEST  CRAQ  AT   THE   RIGHT. 
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Billings  and  the  "  Burlington "  to  Missouri  River,  and  stage  transportation 
Gardiner  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  Norris,  Lower  and  Upper  Geyser  basins, 
Yellowstone  Lake.  Grand  Cafion  and  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone  and  return. 
This  ticket  does  not  cover  hotel  accommodations. 

S75.OO  TICKET  -Includes  rail  transportation  from  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis. 
Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to  Gardiner  and  return  to  any  one  of  the  above-named 
points,  or  via  Billings  and  the  "Burlington"  to  Missouri  River:  stage  trans- 
portation Gardiner  to  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  Norris,  Lower  and  Upper  Geyser 
basins,  Yellowstone  Lake,  Grand  Canon  and  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone  and  return. 
and  hotel  accommodations  for  not  to  exceed  five  and  one-half  days  at  Yellow- 
stone Park  Association  hotels. 

S1O5.OO  TICKET— Includes  rail  transportation  from  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis, 
Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to  Gardiner,  stage  transportation  Gardiner  to  Mammoth 
Hot  Springs,  Norris,  Lower,  and  Upper  Geyser  basins,  Yellowstone  Lake,  Grand 
Caiion,  Falls  of  the  Yellowstone  and  Monida,  hotel  accommodations  for  not  to 
exceed  six  and  one-quarter  days  between  Gardiner  and  Monida  and  rail  trans- 
portation from  Monida  either  via  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R.  and  Union  Pacific  to 
Missouri  River  points  or  via  O.  S.  L.  R.  R.  to  Ogden.  any  line  Ogden  to  Denver 
thence  via  either  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  R.,  Union  Pacific  R.  R..  A.  T.  Sc  8.  F.  Ry., 
C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  or  Mo.  Pac.  Ry.  to  Missouri  River  terminals. 

S84.OO  TICKET— This  ticket  covers  rail  and  stage  transportation  ONLY  (no 
meals  or  lodging  being  included  therein!  for  the  same  tour  as  the  S1O5.OO  ticket. 

The  S5.OO  and  S7.OO  tickets  will  be  sold  at  Livingston  May  31  to  October  4, 
19O4,  inclusive,  and  at  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  and  the  Superiors  and  at 
•western  terminals  May  29  to  October  2.  19O4,  inclusive.  Tickets  must  be  used 
from  Livingston  not  later  than  morning:  train  of  Oct.  4,  19O4. 

The  $28.Op  and  $49.5O  tickets  will  be  sold  at  Livingston  May  31  to  Septem- 
ber 29,  19O4,  inclusive,  and  at  St.  Paul.  Minneapolis,  Duluth  and  the  Superiors 
and  at  •western  terminals  May  29  to  September  27. 19O4,  inclusive.  Tickets  must 
be  used  from  Livingston  not  later  than  morning  train  of  September  29,  19O4. 

The  $45.OO  and  $47.50  tickets  will  be  sold  at  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth 
and  the  Superiors  May  29  to  October  2,  19O4,  inclusive;  the  $55. OO.  $75. OO, 
$84.OO  and  S1O5.OO  tickets  will  be  sold  at  St.  Paul.  Minneapolis,  Duluth  and 
the  Superiors  May  29  to  September  27,  19O4,  inclusive.  These  tickets  -will  bear 
going  transit  limit  30  days:  return  transit  limit  1O  days;  final  return  limit 
9O  days,  but  not  later  than  October  14,  19O4.  Stop-overs  allowed  within  limits. 
The  trip  through  the  park  must  be  completed  by  October  4,  19O4. 

Half  of  the  S5.OO  $28.OO,  S45.OO,  $47.6O.  $55.OO  and  S84.OO  rates  will  be 
made  for  children  of  five  years  of  age  or  over  and  under  twelve  years  of  age. 
Half  of  the  S7.OO,  $49.5O,  $75.OO  and  S1O5.OO  rates  will  not  be  made  for 
children,  but  children  five  years  of  age  or  over  and  under  TEN  years  of  age  will 
be  granted  half  rates  locally  at  the  Yellowstone  Park  Association  hotels. 

The  $45.OO  ticket  must  he  validated  for  return  passage  at  Gardiner  and 
presented  on  train  on  or  "within  one  day  of  such  date. 

The  $47. 5O  ticket  must  be  validated  for  return  passage  at  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs  hotel  and  presented  on  train  on  or  within  one  day  of  such  date.  The 
$55.0O.  $75.OO,  $84.OO  and  S1O5.OO  tickets  must  be  validated  for  return  passage 
at  Grand  Canon  hotel. 

From  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  round-trip  tickets,  corresponding  to  the  above, 
•will  be  sold  at  rates  $10. OO  higher  than  from  St.  Paul. 


BLACK-TAIL  DEER  ON    PARADE   GROUND,    FORT  YELLOWSTONE. 

RDADQ  Through  the  wise,  though  somewhat  belated,  action  of  the 
KU A U o  Government,  the  park  roads  have  now  reached  an 
advanced  stage  of  perfection.  New  roads  have  been  constructed, 
old  ones  repaired  and  realigned,  cut-offs  made,  grades  reduced, 
roadbed  solidified,  etc.,  until  a  great  change  has  been  made  in  them. 
More  than  this,  a  system  of  road  sprinkling  has  been  established 
that  will  largely  eradicate  the  trouble  from  dust  that  has  at  times 
been  provoking.  One  hundred  miles  of  roads  will  be  sprinkled 
during  1904,  large  four-horse  wagons  being  used  for  the  purpose. 
Among  new  roads  recently  constructed  are  two  pieces  at  the  Grand 
Canon;  one  to  the  summit  of  Mt.  Washburn  and  another  down  the 
South  side  of  the  Grand  Canon.  The  latter  will  be  much  used  and 
appreciated  by  tourists,  for  it  will  enable  them  to  see  the  Grand 
Canon,  the  climax  of  the  park  and  of  earthly  grandeur,  from  both 
sides,  something  heretofore  impossible.  The  value  of  this  to  the 
tourist  can  hardly  be  overstated. 


TLJC  TDAMCDDDTATiniu  equipment  in  the  park  consists  of  the 
I  Ht  I  KANoKUK  I  A  I IUN  well-known  Abbott-Downing  Concord 
stage  coaches  made  especially  to  fit  the  necessities  of  park  travel 
and  drawn  by  four  horses  each.  .  Strong  and  durable,  they  are 
light,  easy  to  get  in  and  out  of,  and  OPEN  at  the  sides  so  that  the 
passengers  can  easily  see  the  country  while  riding  along. 

The  transportation  company  have  various  classes  of  vehicles 
ranging  from  two-horse  surreys  and  mountain  wagons,  seating  three 
and  five  passengers  each,  respectively,  to  four-horse  coaches  of 
two  and  three  seats  each,  seating  seven  and  eleven  persons, 
respectively,  and  they  will  endeavor  to  seat  congenial  persons  or 
parties  in  the  same  vehicle  for  the  trip  when  requested  so  to  do. 
Large  six-horse  coaches  run  between  Gardiner  and  Mammoth 
Hot  Springs.  These  seat  from  twenty  to  thirty  persons  each. 


ORANGE   GEYSER,    MAMMOTH    HOT  SPRINGS. 

The  coaching  trip  in  the  park  is  the  finest  one  in  the  United 
States.  Coaches,  drivers  and  horses  all  are  of  the  best. 

Stop-overs  will  be  given  at  or  south  of  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 
without  extra  charge. 

"Parties"  desiring  to  stop  en  route  and  retain  exclusive  use  of  the 
coach  in  which  they  commenced  their  journey  can  do  so  on  payment  of 
from  $6  to  $1 5  per  day  additional,  depending  upon  the  size  of  the  coach 
in  which  they  are  traveling. 

Children  five  years  of  age  or  over  and  under  twelve  years,  will  be 
granted  half  rates  on  the  railway  and  stagecoaches.  Children  under 
five  years  of  age  will  be  carried  free  by  rail  and  stage  coach.  Chil- 
dren five  years  of  age  or  over  and  under  ten  years  of  age  will  be 
granted,  locally  in  the  Park,  half  rates  at  the  hotels.  Children  ten 
years  of  age  and  over  will  be  required  to  pay  full  rates  at  the  hotels. 

Between  the  lunch  station  at  the  west  arm  of  Yellowstone  lake 
and  the  new  hotel  at  the  outlet  of  the  lake,  the  tourist  has  the 
option  of  riding  either  in  the  coaches,  or,  by  the  payment  of  a 
moderate,  additional  sum,  taking  the  steel-screw  steamer  on  the 
lake,  for  a  delightful  lake  ride  between  those  points.  The  steamer, 
however,  has  no  connection  with  the  transportation  company, 
hence  an  additional  fare  is  necessary. 

TUC  DADI/  unrri  c  are  first-class  in  every  respect,  and  the 
IHt  KAflrY  HUlBLa  Oid  hotels  have  recently  been  greatly 
improved  and  modernized.  They  are  all  electric  lighted,  steam 
heated  and  advantageously  located. 

The  location  and  capacity  of  each  hotel  is : 
Mammoth  Hot  Springs 
Norris  Geyser  Basin  (lunch  station) 
Lower  Geyser  Basin  (Fountain  Hotel) 


Upper  Geyser  Basin  (Old  Faithful  Inn) 
"Juliet  of  Yellowstone  Lake    - 


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Grand  Canon  -.-  „ 

The  hotel  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  is  near  the  terraces  and 
Liberty  Cap,  and  across  the  plaza  from  Fort  Yellowstone;  that  at 
Norris  overlooks  the  basin;  the  Fountain  hotel  is  not  far  from  the 
Fountain  Geyser  and  the  Mammoth  Paint  Pots;  Old  Faithful  Inn  at 
the  Upper  Basin  is  near  Old  Faithful  and  other  geysers;  the  Lake 
hotel  is  near  the  point  where  Yellowstone  river  issues  from  the  lake, 


and  it  overlooks  Yellowstone  lake,  and  the  Grand  Canon  hotel  is 
within  easy  walking  distance  of  the  Lower  fall  and  Point  Lookout. 

Within  recent  years  the  hotel  situation  has  been  completely 
changed.  The  hotel  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  has  been  much 
improved  and  its  capacity  largely  increased,  while  a  roomy  and 
attractive  lunch  station  has  been  erected  at  Norris  Geyser  Basin. 

Old  Faithful  Inn,  constructed  at  Upper  Geyser  Basin  in  1903, 
will  become  one  of  the  most  attractive  and  popular  hotels  in  the 
country.  It  is  a  structure  of  boulders  and  logs,  peaks,  angles, 
dormers,  French  windows,  etc.,  artistically  combined.  The  office  is 
75  feet  square  and  85  feet  high  to  the  peak  of  the  roof,  with  bal- 
conies around  three  sides.  A  massive  chimney  14  feet  square  and 
85  feet  high  with  a  fireplace  at  each  side  and  corner,  or  eight  fire- 
places in  all,  is  a  feature  of  this  room  The  dining  room  is  a  room 
60  feet  square,  with  a  fine  outlook. 

The  log  element  has  been  handled  in  a  remarkably  effective 
manner.  Natural  logs  and  limb  crooks  have  been  utilized  in 
stairways  and  balconies  and  wherever  possible.  Old  Faithful 
geyser  is  near  the  hotel ;  opposite  and  but  a  trifle  farther  away  are 
the  Giantess,  Lion,  Bee  Hive,  Lioness  and  Cubs;  down  the  little 
valley  the  Castle  is  in  plain  view,  and  the  eruptions  of  the  Grand 
and  Economic  can  be  seen  from  its  corridors,  rooms  and  verandas. 
A  particular  feature  of  this  inn  will  be  a  searchlight  on  top  of  the 
building  which  will  be  operated  at  night,  showing  the  geysers  in 
play  under  electric  light. 

At  Yellowstone  lake  the  old  hotel  has  been  practically  recon- 
structed. It  has  been  doubled  in  size  and  given  an  mposing, 
stately,  colonial  front  with  large  columned  porches  at  each  end 
and  in  the  center — three  in  all.  Of  all  the  hotels  and  stopping 
places  in  the  park  this  is  the  most  restful.  The  outlook  up  the 
lake,  20  miles  long,  is  one  that  stirs  yet  rests  the  emotions.  The 
rippling,  shimmering  waters  are  framed  on  the  east  by  the  Abso- 
rc-ka  range,  which  extends  the  entire  length  of  the  lake,  and  at  the 


GREAT  FOUNTAIN  GEYSER,  YELLOWSTONE  PARK. 


south  Mt.  Sheridan  rises  veiled  in  a  purple  haze.  Here  are  the  fish- 
ing grounds  par  excellence.  One  who  has  never  fished  before  may 
here  catch  a  mess  of  salmon  trout  with  ease,  and  the  professional 
may  cast  his  fly  in  the  river  or  troll  over  the  lake  with  keen  enjoy- 
ment. For  a  month's  rest  the  Lake  hotel  is  the  best  in  the  park. 

The  hotel  at  the  Grand  Canon  is  on  an  elevated  spot  which 
gives  a  wide  view  including  Hayden  valley,  Crater  hills,  or  Sulphur 
mountain,  and  a  glimpse  of  the  Upper  fall  of  the  Yellowstone. 

There  is  a  good  orchestra  at  each  hotel. 

THF    UNIFORM    RATF    a*  P»rk  hotels  for  a   stay   not   exceeding 
nc    UrairUnm    MA  It    seven  days  la  «4.OO  per  day.    After  seven 
days  the  rate  is  $3.50  per  day. 

TELEGRAPHIC  MESSAGES  can  be  sent  from  the  association 
hotels  to  any  part  of  the  world. 


EXCELSIOR  GEYSER. 


TABLE  OF  PROMINENT  GEYSERS  AND  SPRINGS. 

BASED  UPON  CAREFUL  AND  RECENT  OBSERVATIONS. 

MORRIS 


NAME. 

ERUPTION 

IN 

DURATION 

OK 

INTERVALS 

OF 

FEET. 

ERUPTION. 

10-15 

240 

100 

1V4  hrs. 

20-40 

Congress  Spring  

Devil's  Inkstana  

M  I  DWA-V 


Turquoise  Spring  

Turquoise 
Wonderful 

Blue;  loo  ft. 
Iv  colored 

diameter. 

water;  250x350  ft.diam. 

Prismatic  Lake  

LOWER      BASIM. 


20-30 
10-20 
Basin  of  cl 
60-160 
Peculiar 

Small  but 

30-40  min. 
30  min. 
ay.  strangel 
1V4  hrs. 
phenomena 

interesting 

5  hours. 
Plavs  from  4  openings. 
V  colored;  40-60  ft.  wide. 
8-11  hours, 
seen  here. 

geysers. 

Black  Warrior                               ) 

White  Dome  ) 

CM=>F>jER      BASIN. 

Old  Faithful  . 

165 
200 
125 
78 
100 
3  to  10 
50 
10  to  30 
200 
25 
100 
30 
100 
30 
20 
250 
20 
200 
125 
30 
20  to  40 
60 
100 
60 
Sponge-like 
Beautiful  s 
Two  very 
coloring  ! 
Beautiful  s 
Lovely  spr 
Peculiar  sp 
beautiful 

7  min. 
10    "- 
10  to  20  hrs. 
8  to  14  mill. 
12    " 
20    " 
26    " 
30  to  GO     " 
1  to   3  hrs. 
30  to  60  min. 
20    " 
12    " 
12to30     " 
2      ' 
30to40      ' 
90      ' 
10  to  20      ' 
10  to  20      ' 
60      ' 
1      ' 
2      ' 
10     ' 
5  hrs. 
5  min. 
walls  abou 
Dring,  some 
nteresting 
lere. 
jring.    45-5C 
ng  with  deli 
at  with  geys 
pools. 

IK-75  minutes. 
Several  times  a  week. 
8  to  12  days. 
2  to  5  times  daily. 
Irregular. 
Frequent. 
Irregular. 
Every  2  to  4  hours. 
Several  times  a  week. 
Irregular. 
6  to  7  hours. 
3  hours. 
Daily. 
Every  6  minutes. 
3  to  5  hours. 
4  to  7  days. 
8  hours. 
Irregular. 
12  to  15  hours. 
6  minutes. 
Every  half  hour. 
Every  2  hours. 
Several  times  a  week. 
Every  3  hours, 
spring, 
times  an  active  geyser, 
pots:    Some  very  fine 

feet  wide, 
cate  colored  rim. 
erite  biscuit  and  many 

Bee  Hive  

Turban  

Fan  

Jewel  

Giant  

Splendid  

Castle  

Daisy  

Punch  Bowl  

AND  CONNECTIONS. 


3- jo-' '04 POOLS  BBOB   CHICAGO. 


UJADM  PI  nruiwp  should  be  worn,  and  one  should  be  prepared 
IIWU  for  changes  of  weather  and  altitude.  Good 
everyday  clothes,  golf  and  bicycle  suits  are  suitable  for  both  men 
and  women  for  park  traveling.  A  change  suit  for  evening  and 
dinner  is  desirable  and  a  dress  suit  will  be  found  convenient  at  the 
hotels. 


~* 


CASTLE  GEYSER.  YELLOWSTONE  PARK. 


Wraps  should  be  kept  at  hand  and  thick-soled  shoes  worn,  as 
at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  and  among  the  geysers  tiny  streams  of 
warm  water  may  be  encountered.  Tinted  glasses  and  service- 
able gloves  should  certainly  be  a  part  of  one's  outfit  and  a  few 
simple  remedies  should  be  at  hand  in  one's  valise. 

A  charge  is  made  for  hauling  trunks  between  Gardiner  and 
Mammoth  Hot  Springs  and  beyond,  and  they  can  be  stored  at  the 
railway  station  at  Livingston,  if  preferred,  free  of  charge.  It  is 
not  wise  to  take  a  trunk  beyond  the  Springs  hotel  unless  the 
tourist  remains  more  than  the  usual  time  in  the  park,  and  special 
arrangements  must  be  made  to  this  end  with  the  transportation  com- 
pany at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs. 

While  it  is  advisable  for  those  who  go  south  of  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs  to  take  a  trunk  as  far  as  the  Springs,  a  medium-sized  grip 
or  valise  and  a  shawl  strap  will  hold  all  that  is  necessary  for  the 
ordinary  tour  in  the  park.  Laundering  can  be  done  for  tourists  at 
the  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  hotel  while  the  trip  through  the  park 
is  being  made. 

nnvm  nouiur  Tne  disciples  of  Izaak  Walton  feel  at  home  in 
ROYAL  FlbHINh  Yellowstone  Park.  There  is  lots  of  fishing 
and  it  is  free  to  everybody  under  certain  and  easy  restrictions. 


Some  years  since  the  United  States  Fish  Commission  planted 
different  varieties  of  fish  in  various  waters  of  the  park.  The  re- 
sults have  been  such  that,  coupled  with  the  fine  fishing  found 
before  that  time  in  Yellowstone  lake  and  river,  the  streams  in 
nearly  all  portions  of  the  reserve  now  teem  with  trout  of  numerous 
species,  grayling,  brook  trout,  Loch  Leven,  etc.,  making  this  region 
the  finest  trout  park  in  the  world. 

In  the  region  of  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  the  ordinary  Rocky 
Mountain  Trout  (Salmo  My  kiss)  are  found  in  the  Yellowstone  river 
at  Yankee  Jim's  Canon,  and  Rainbow  Trout  (Salmo  Irideus]  and 
Eastern  Brook  Trout  (Salvelinus  Fontinalis)  in  the  Gardiner  river 
and  tributaries. 

From  Norris  Basin  as  a  center,  one  will  find  Rainbow  trout  in 
the  Gibbon  river  above  Virginia  cascade. 

At  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  the  gamy  Von  Baer  trout  are  found 
in  Nez  Perce  creek  near  by. 

At  the  Upper  Basin  there  is  royal  sport.  Here  the  Loch  Leven 
(Salmo  Levenensis]  trout  are  found  in  Fire  Hole  river.  These  fish 
were  placed  by  the  Fish  Commis- 
sion above  the  Keppler  cascade, 
and  now  they  are  found  both 
above  and  below.  An  old-time 
angler  who  had  fished  all  over 
the  West,  has  said,  regarding  the 
trout  fishing  here:  "Stopping  four 
days  at  Upper  Geyser  Basin,  our 
party  (ten  people)  caught  all  we 
wanted  to  eat  every  day  of  the 
beautiful  and  gamy  Loch  Leven 
trout,  right  in  the  waters  of  the 
Fire  Hole  River,  just  below  the 
'Lion,'  'Lioness'  and  'Cubs' 
geysers.  These  fish  have  a 
golden  yellow  tinge,  spots  are 
black,  and  the  flesh  is  fine- 
grained and  hard,  even  when 
caught  from  waters  tempered 
with  the  hot  flood  from  geysers 
and  thermal  springs." 

At  Yellowstone  Lake  Hotel,  in  the  river  below  the  outlet,  there 
have  been  some  famous  catches  of  salmon  trout  with  a  fly,  and 
trolling  on  the  lake  itself  is  attended  with  success.  At  the  Grand 
Canon  between  the  Upper  and  Lower  Falls  both  the  Rocky 
Mountain  and  Eastern  brook  trout  may  be  caught. 

Grayling  are  found  in  the  Madison  and  Gallatin  rivers,  and 
Whitefish  in  the  Yellowstone  lake  and  river,  Twin  Lakes  and  the 
Madison  and  Gardiner  rivers. 

Yancey's,  some  eighteen  miles  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs — 
reached  also  by  trail  from  the  Grand  Canon — is  a  famous  place 
for  trout  fishing.  This  has  always  borne  the  reputation  of  affording 
the  finest  sport  of  any  place  in  the  park.  As  it  is 

at  present  out  of  the  line  of  the  regular  trip 

a  special  ex- 
cursion is 
necessary 


DETAIL  OF  STAIRWAY. 
••OLD   FAITHFUL   INN." 


CASTLE   GEYSER  CONE. 


to  reach  it.  It  is  doubtful  if  there  is  now  any  stream  of  moderate 
size,  where  trout  may  not  be  caught.  At  any  rate,  anyone  who 
desires  to  indulge  in  this  pastime  has  ample  opportunity,  both 
as  to  place  and  time,  on  the  regular  scheduled  tour. 
TUC  *  MIMA  l  viwrnniw  within  recent  years  the  increase  in 
THE  ANIMAL  KINhUUM.  the  number  of  wild  animals  is  very 
noticeable.  The  careful  protection  now  accorded  them  causes 
them  to  multiply,  and  besides  large  numbers  of  bear,  deer,  moun- 
tain sheep,  antelope,  etc.,  there  are  a  number  of  buffalo  and  many 
thousands  of  elk  roaming  the  Park.  The  animals  are  harmless, 
and  offer  to  molest  no  one. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  animals  now  attract  about  as  much 
attention  as  do  the  geysers,  falls,  etc. 

The  elk  and  deer  have  become  quite  unconcerned  regarding 
human  beings  and  are  not  infrequently  seen  near  the  roadside 
and  grazing  in  the  vicinity  of  the  hotels.  The  tourist  season  in 
the  park  is  the  annual  feast  time  or  vacation  period  for  the  bears — 
grizzlies,  brown  and  black.  Morning  and  evening  they  frequent 

the  garbage  heaps 
and  wax  fat  and 
sleek  upon  what 
the  hotels  throw 
away.  Then  the 
tourists  flock  out 
to  watch  and 
kodak  the  animals 
and  extract  a  great 
amount  of  fun  out 
of  the  antics  of 
the  beasts. 

Early  in  the  Fall 
the  animals  come 
down  from  the 
hills  and  remain  in 
the  valleys  during 
the  winter  and 

INTERIOR  OF  WAITING  ROOM,  N.  P.  RY.  STATION  AT  GARDINER        spring          DuHllg 

this  time  the  traveler  who  will  run  up  to  Gardiner  from  Liv- 
ingston for  a  day  or  two  will  see,  on  the  flats  and  hills  between 
Gardiner  and  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  many  mountain  sheep,  ante- 
lopes, deer  and  elk.  The  sheep  and  antelopes  are  often  thus  seen 
in  large  herds. 

The  buffalo,  or  bison,  are  in  two  herds.  Those  indigenous  to 
the  region  are  found  in  remote  portions  of  the  park  and  number 
perhaps  twenty-five.  Fecently  a  fresh  lot  of  these  animals  has 
been  bought  by  the  Government  and  placed  in  the  park  and  these 
are  to  be  seen  in  a  large  pasture  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs.  It  is 
hoped  that  by  carefully  watching  and  caring  for  them,  these  late 
arrivals  will  multiply  and  replenish  the  species,  and  already  some 
success  has  been  attained. 

PARK  I  ITFRATIIRF  ^nat  has  been  written  will  serve  to  con- 
rAnri  LilLriAIUnt  vev  something  of  an  idea  regarding  the 
park  and  how  to  see  it.  For  a  more  detailed  description  of  the 
park  from  a  scenic  standpoint  the  reader  is  referred  to  our  tourist 
literature. 

Each  year  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  publishes  a  profusely 
illustrated  "Wonderland"  book  of  more  than  one  hundred  pages 
descriptive  of  the  region  which  it  traverses.  This  publication, 
which  has  become  widely  known,  is  not  a  reissue  of  any  previous 
edition,  but  is  entirely  new  and  fresh  both  in  text  and  illustration 
each  year  and  always  has  a  long  chapter  devoted  to  the  park. 
The  book  can  be  obtained  by  sending  six  cents  to  A.  M.  Cleland, 
General  Passenger  Agent  Northern  Pacific  Railway,  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  or  can  be  had  free  and  in  mailing  envelopes  at  the  hotel  at 
Mammoth  Hot  Springs.  The  six  cents  barely  covers  cost  of 
postage.  The  book  for  1904  is  known  as  "Wonderland  1904." 

For  fifty  cents,  "Wild  Flowers  from  Yellowstone,"  the  daintiest 
flower  book  souvenir  published,  will  be  sent.  It  contains  six  half- 
tone illustrations  of  park  scenery  and  eleven  specimens  of  real  wild 
flowers  from  the  park,  pressed  and  in  their  natural  colors,  together 
with  their  common  and  botanical  names  and  a  statement  where 
the  flowers  may  be  found. 

After  June  15,  1904,  Mr.  Cleland  will  send  to  any  address,  upon 
receipt  of  thirty-five  cents,  a  large,  finely  colored  Panoramic  Picture 
of  the  park.  This  picture  is  unlike  anything  heretofore  published, 


YELLOWSTONE  LAKE. 

has  been  prepared  at  great  expense,  re-produces  all  the  important 
points  and  topography  of  the  park,  and  is  valuable  for  the  home, 
school-room,  office  and  library.  It  will  be  mailed  in  tubes. 

The  Northern  Pacific  desires  to  call  special  attention  to  "The 
Trail  of  Lewis  and  Clark,  1804-1904,"  a  work  just  from  the  press  of 
G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons,  New  York.  This  two-volume  edition  of 
Lewis  and  Clark  has  been  prepared  by  Mr.  Olin  D.  Wheeler,  the 
well-known  writer  of  the  Northern  Pacific's  "Wonderland"  series. 
It  is  profusely  illustrated  from  photographs,  maps  and  paintings 
made  under  the  direction  of  writer  who,  for  many  years,  has  made 
a  study  of  the  subject,  and  has  visited  all  the  important  points  on 
the  trail  of  the  explorers  and  is  thus  familiar,  from  personal  travel 
and  knowledge,  with  the  country  in  question.  The  work  gives  in 
an  entirely  new  way  the  story  of  the  great  across-continent  explo- 
ration instigated  by  Thomas  Jefferson,  recounts  the  history  of  the 
individual  members  of  the  expedition  as  far  as  known,  correlates 
Western  historical  events,  and  shows  the  progress  and  changes 
which  have  occurred  in  the  region  in  one  hundred  years.  The 
celebration  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  at  St.  Louis  in  1904,  and  of 
the  Lewis  and  Clark  exploration  at  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1905, 
make  this  book  a  timely  one,  largely  based  as  it  is  upon  the 
original  investigations,  research  and  explorations  of  the  writer. 

Much  of  the  route  followed  by  Lewis  and  Clark  is  now  followed 
by  the  Northern  Pacific  main  line  or  its  branches,  so  that  the 
Northern  Pacific's  interest  in  this  work  is  a  natural  one. 
TADI  C  nc  niCTANPFQ  The  annexed  table  gives  the  correct 
IHBLC  ur   Uiaifinvca  distances  between  the  most  important 

points.     The  intersetions 
between  vertical  and 
horizontal  columns 
will    show  the 
number  of 
miles. 


Gardiner 

Mammoth  Hot  Springs 

Golden  Gate 

Obsidian  Cliff 

Horns  Geyser  Basra 

Gibbon  Meadows 

Gibbon  Falls 

Lower  Geyser  Basin 

Eicelsior  (Midway)  Geyser  . . 

Upper  Geyser  Basin 

Keppler's  Cascade 

West  Arm  Yellowstone  Lake. 

Yellowstone  Lake  Hotel 

Eayden  Valley 

Grand  Canon 


100  101 


117 


s: 


The  small  figures,  in  a  few  places,  are  the  distances  between  the  Grand  Canon 
and  the  various  points  noted  via  the  return  road  in  the  tour,  from  the  canon  to 
Norris.  Adding  together  both  large  and  small  figures  as  they  are  found  will  give 
the  total  distance  between  such  places  as  per  the  regular  tour. 


\Gfi\A 


TRANQ  P&riPIP   TnilRQ  The  tide  of  travel  across  the  Pacific 

TRANS-PACIFIC  TOURS  to  the  Orient  is  steadi]y  growing. 

The  acquisition  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands  and  the  Philippines  and 
the  consequent  increase  in  trans-Pacific  trade  has  stimulated 
Oriental  tourist  travel. 

There  can  be  no  pleasanter  trip  for  the  Oriental  or  round-the- 
world  traveler  than  to  go  up  the  lakes,  travel  west  over  the  North- 
ern Pacific  to  Yellowstone  Park,  and  then  go  on  to  Puget  Sound 
and  continue  west  across  the  Pacific. 

BOSTON  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY 

mut"  and  "Tremont,"  which  sail  from  Seattle,  via  the  northern 
route,  for  Yokohama,  Kobe,  Moji,  Shanghai,  Hong  Kong  and 
Manila.  These  steamers  rank  with  the  "Celtic,"  "Arabic,"  etc., 
among  Atlantic  liners,  are  twin-screw,  io,ooo-ton  vessels,  more 
than  500  feet  long  and  attain  a  speed  of  15  knots.  They 
each  have  accommodations  for  56  first-class  cabin  passengers  and 
no  pains  or  expense  has  been  spared  to  make  these  steamers  the 
equals,  in  all  respects,  of  any  boats  on  the  Pacific  ocean.  These 
steamers  are  of  58  feet  beam  and  are  43  feet  deep  and,  with  their 
large  bilge  keels,  are  unusually  steady  in  rough  weather.  The 
boats  are  equipped  in  modern  fashion,  in  every  respect,  and  are 
destined  to  become  prime  favorites  with  all  who  are  fortunate 
enough  to  secure  passage  on  them. 

All  Northern  Pacific  agents  in  the  large  cities  or  its  local 
agents  will  make  berth  and  stateroom  reservations  and  give  infor- 
mation concerning  sailings,  or  communications  addressed  to  the 
General  Passenger  office  at  St.  Paul,  will  receive  prompt  attention 


TROUTING  WATERS,   YELLOWSTONE    PARK.    VIEW  BETWEEN    UPPER  AND 
LOWER   FALLS   AT  GRAND    CANON. 


THE  GREAT  LAKES  AND  THE  PARK 

pleasure  is  that  by  way  of  the  Great  Lakes  and  Duluth  to  the 
park. 

The  fine  steamship  "North  West,"  of  the  Northern  Steamship 
Company,  leaves  Buffalo  every  Saturday  evening  during  the  lake 
tourist  season  —  from  June  15  to  September  15,  approximately  —  for 
Duluth,  and,  returning  to  Buffalo,  leaves  Duluth  every  Tuesday 
evening. 

The  character  of  this  steamer  is  well  known,  it  is,  virtually,  an 
ocean  steamer  on  inland  waters. 

Within  a  year  §300,000  have  been  expended  in  improving  and 
renovating  the  ship  and  the  words  "floating  palace,"  hackneyed 
though  they  are,  precisely  fit  it.  The  steamer  is  of  8,000  horse- 
power, and  carries  passengers  only  —  no  freight. 

The  tour  of  the  lakes  enables  one  to  see  the  beautiful  lake- 
shore  cities  of  Buffalo,  Cleveland,  Detroit,  Superior  and  Duluth, 
also  many  points  of  historic  interest,  including  particularly, 
Mackinac,  at  the  junction  of  Lakes  Huron  and  Michigan,  and  the 
Sault  Ste.  Marie.  The  early  French  and  the  priestly  explorers  of 
the  Northwest  traveled  in  canoes  up  and  down  the  lakes  and 
Mackinac  and  the  "Soo"  were  important  points  on  their  journeys 
and  the  old  chronicles  —  see  the  Jesuit  Relations,  Parkman,  Shea, 
etc.  —  deal  in  detail  with  these  places. 

From  Duluth  the  park  tourist  has  the  privilege  of  visiting 
St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis,  on  the  way  West,  without  additional 
charge. 

Those  who  plan  to  connect  a  tour  of  the  park  with  that  of  the 
lakes,  in  either  direction,  will  have  no  reason  to  regret  the 
arrangement  when  it  comes  to  carrying  it  out. 


THE    LOWER.    OR   GREAT    FALL,    YELLOWSTONE    PARK 


TABLE   OF  ELEVATIONS   IN  YELLOWSTONE   PARK. 


MAMMOTH  HOT  SPRINGS 

ELECTRIC  PEAK 

BUNSEN  PEAK 

MT.  EVERTS 

GOLDEN  GATE 

MT.  HOLMES 

NORRIS  GEYSER  BASIN  . . 
LOWER  GEYSER  BASIN  . . 
MIDWAY  GEYSER  BASIN. 
UPPER  GEYSER  BASIN... 
YELLOWSTONE  LAKE  — 

FLAT  MOUNTAIN 

MT.  SHERIDAN 

MT.  LANGFORD 


MT.  DOANE 

MT.  STEVENSON  .. 

JONES'  PASS 

HAYDEN  VALLEY  . 
GRAND  CANON — 

MT.  WASHBURN.  .. 


AIR-LINE  DISTANCE   FROM 
WELL-KNOWN  POINT. 


ELEVATION     | 

above  sea  level.! 


Byroad  from  Gardiner,  5  miles 

8  miles  northwest  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs. 

4  miles  south  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 

2  miles  east  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 


4  miles  south  by  road  from  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 

6  miles  west  from  Obsidian  Cliff 


^On  western  side  of  Park.    SeeTlistance  Table. 


Southeastern  part  of  Park 

(  9  miles  southeast  from  Lunch  Station  on  Yellowstone  I 
\  Lake 1 

12  miles  south  from  Lunch  Station  on  Yellowstone  Lake. 
(  18  miles  southeast  from  Hotel  at  Yellowstone  Lake,  I 
I  on  southeast  shore f 

16  miles  southeast  from  Hotel  at  Yellowstone  Lake,  I 

on  southeast  shore f 

.  16  miles  southeast  from  Hotel  at  Yellowstone  Lake,  ( 

I  near  Mt.  Doane I 

j  In  mountains  on  east  shore  Yellowstone  Lake,  east  I 
I  from  Lake  Hotel f 

Between  Yellowstone  Lake  Hotel  and  Grand  Canon  — 

Northern  central  part  of  Park 

7  miles  northeast  from  Grand  Canon  Hotel 


NAMED  AFTER 


6,215  ft. 

11,155 
9,100 
7,900 

About  7,300 

10,300 

About  7,700 
A  bout  7,200 
About  7,200 
About  7,300 
7,721 

9,000 
10,200 
10,000 

10,500 
10,300 

9,450 

7,7<Xf  to  7,800 
About  7,800 

10,000 


J  Mammoth  character  ol  phe- i 

'     nomena f 

j  Peculiar  electric  phenomena  I 

I     observed  there ( 

R.  M.  Bunsen 

T.  C.  Everts 

Yellow  color  of  the  walls 

W.  H.  Holmes 

Col.P.  W.Norris 


i 


From  fiat  top  of  the  mountain. 

Gen.  Phil.  H.  Sheridan 

N.  P.  Langford,  St.  Paul 

Lieut.  G.  C.  Doane 

Jas.  Stevenson 

Capt.  W.  A.  Jones 

Dr.  F.  V.  Hayden 

Grandeur  of  the  sight 

Gen.  H.  D.  Washburn 


IN  GENERAL. 


Park  tour  proper  begins  and  ends  here. 

\  Northern  boundary  line  of  Park  cuts  the 
(  mountain 

A  celebrated  chemist 

t  Lost  and  was  found  near  here  after  37 
I  days,  nearly  dead 

One  mile  long 

Director  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Ethnology  — 

Second  Superintendent  of  Park 

Named  from  their  locations 

j  One  of  the  two  largest  navigated  lakes  in 
I  the  world  at  such  an  elevation 

U.  S.  A 

An  old  explorer  and  first  Supt.  of  Park.. 

(  U.  S.  A.,  commanded  escort  of  Wash- 
i  burn  party 

Of  the  old  Hayden  Survey 

Engineer  Corps,  U.  S.  A 

In  charge  Hayden's  former  Survey 

!  About  20  miles  long  to  Tower  Creek; 

1,200  feet  deep 

i  Former  Surveyor-General  of  Montana 
"i  and  head  of  Washburn  Party. 


ALASKA   EXCURSIONS 

THE    FOLLOWING    ARE   THE 

SAILING  DATES  OF  PACIFIC  COASTS.  S.  CO.'S  STEAMER  "SPOKANE" 

FROM 

TACOMA  AND  SEATTLE  FOR  THE  SEASON  OF  1904. 

STEAMER  WILL  LEAVE 

TACOMA  4.00  A.M.,  SEATTLE  9.00  A.M.,  AS  FOLLOWS! 
STEAMER  "SPOKANE." 


Leaved 


.4  TACOMA 
ei SEATTLE 

June 7 

June 21 

July 5 


4  TACOMA 
Leave  } SEATTLE 

July 19 

August 2 

August 16 


kiSEATTI'K 
k 


June  .............  16 

July  ..............    2 

July  ..............  16 


Duo  Back )  SEATTLE 
j  TACOMA 

July 3O 

August 13 

August 27 


The  round-trip  rate  from  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth  or  the  Superiors  to  Sitka, 
including  berth  and  meals  north  of  Tacoma  and  Seattle  on  the  excursion  steamer 
"Spokane,"  will  be  $190. 

Tickets  will  be  limited  to  nine  months,  good  going  ninety  days  to  first  station  en 
route  in  State  of  Washington. 

The  steamer  "Spokane"  will  be  run  for  the  excursion  travel,  and  the  route  will  be 
arranged  to  give  passengers  an  opportunity  of  seeing  all  interesting  and  accessible 
glaciers,  including  Glacier  Bay;  stops  will  be  made  at  the  most  important  ports,  the 
trip  occupying  about  twelve  days  north  of  Tacoma  or  Seattle.  No  local,  second-class 
or  steerage  passenger  will  be  carried. 

Diagrams  of  Alaska  steamers  will  be  found  in  the  hands  of  general  and  district 
passenger  agents  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  who  will  reserve  accommodations  for  it» 
patrons.  Th«  above  schedule  mu-i  be  considered  :i-  approximate  only.  I  .mi-i-i- 
-limilil  roiiiinunlcute  with  .Northern  Pacific  General  mid  IMntrtct  I'uHHenjfer  Aieuiitx, 
or  u  it  It  A.  M.  Clelund,  General  PaoHeiiffer  Atfcnt,  St.  I*uul,  Minn.,  reffurdlnit  nullliitcM. 

The  White  Pass  and  Yukon  route  from  Skaguay  across  the  White  Pass,  opens  up  a 
new  and  inviting  field  for  travel  into  the  Klondike  and  Atlin  regions.  The  rail  line 
extends  from  Skaguay  to  While  Horse  and  from  there  to  Dawson  Upper  Yukon  steamers 
are  used,  and  the  trip  occupies  less  than  fifty  hours.  Atlin  is  reached  from  Caribou. 
Hotels  are  found  at  all  points  and  they  are  good  and  prices  reasonable. 

_  rt  Kound-trip  excursion  tickets  are  on  sale  daily  at  St.  Paul.Min- 

»OAST    neapolis  or  Duluth,  via  Northern  Pacific  Kailway,  to  Tacoma, 

Portland,  Seattle,  Everett,  Bellingham  (Whatcom),  Vancouver, 

EXCURSIONS       B.  C. ,  or  Victoria  and  return,  at  rate  of  $90.     Tickets  may  r*Bd 
going  via  Northern  Pacific  returning  same  route,  or  via  Great 

Northern  Railway  or  Soc-Pacific  Route  to  St.  Paul.  Minneapolis  or  Duluth,  or  via  Billings 
and  theB.&  M.  B.  It.  It.  direct  or  via  Denver  to  the  Missouri  River.  Portland  tickets  will 
be  issued  good  to  return  via  Huntingdon  to  Omaha  or  Kansas  City,  or  through  Sioux  City 
to  St.  Paul.  Round-trip  excursion  tickets  are  also  on  hale  via  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
to  San  Francisco,  via  the  Shasta  Route  or  ocean,  returning  the  same  way,  or  to  any 
Missouri  River  terminal,  or  Mineola  or  Houston,  at  rate  of  $105.00;  to  St.  Louis  or 
New  Orleans  at  $111.00;  to  St.  Paul  or  Minneapolis,  via  the  Missouri  River,  at  $112.50. 
The  above  tickets  are  good  for  nine  months,  with  a  going  limit  of  ninety  days  to  first 
station  en  route  in  State  of  Washington  and  permit  of  stop-overs  in  both  directions. 
•  The  rates  shown  above  are  subject  to  change. 

Low  excursion  rates  are  in  effect  to  Montana  and  Eastern  Washington  points. 

Call  upon  or  write  any  of  the  following  agents  for  a  copy  of  our  tourist  book, 
WONDERLAND  1901,"  enclosing  six  cents  in  stamps. 

iy  All  rates  and  arrangements  set  forth  in  this  folder  are  subject  to  change  without 
notice  further  than  that  required  by  law. 


For  further  Information  in  regard  to  the  Great  Northwest,  details  aa  to  rate*,  route*, 
with  maps,  etc.,  eall  on  or  adrireMi,  your  neureHt  ticket  agent,  or  any  of  the  follow- 
ing representative**  of  the  Northern  1'aclflc  Railway* 

BOSTON,  MASS.-2OT  Old  South  Building. 

0.  E.  FOSTER District  Passenger  Agent. 

BUFFALO,  N.  Y.— 215  Ellicott  Square. 

WM.  G.  MASON District  Passenger  Agent. 

BUTTE,  MONT.-Park  and  Main  Streets. 

W.  H.  MEBRIMAN General  Agent. 

CHICAGO,  ILL.— 208  South  Clark  Street. 

C.  A.  MATTHEWS General  Agent  Pass'r  Department. 

J.  C.  THOMPSON District  Passenger  Agent. 

CINCINNATI,  OHIO— 40  East  Fourth  Street. 

J.  J.  FERRY.,  District  Pass'r  Agent D.  L.  ROBB,  Trav.  Frt.  and  Pass'r  Agent. 

DBS  MOINES,  IOWA— 818-319;Citizens  Bank  Building. 

E.  D.  ROCKWELL District  Passenger  Agent. 

DETROIT,  MICH.-153  Jefferson  Avenue. 

W.  H.  WHITAKER District  Passenger  Agent. 

DULUTH,  MINN.-332  W.  Superior  Street. 

T.  E.  BLANCHE General  Agent. 

HELENA,  MONT.-Main  and  Grand  Streets. 

E.  8.  RICHARDS Acting  General  Agent. 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND.— 12  Jackson  Place. 

P.  W.  PUMHILL District  Passenger  Agent. 

MILWAUKEE,  WIS.— 316-317  Herman  Building. 

('HAS.  O.  TROTT District  Passenger  Agent. 

MONTREAL,  QUE.— Temple  Building,  St.  James  Street. 

G.  W,  HARDISTY District  Passenger  Agent. 

NEW  YORK  CITY— 319  Broadway. 

W.  F.  MERSHON General  Agent  Passenger  Department. 

PHILADELPHIA.  PA.-711  Chestnut  Street. 

1.  M.  BOBTLE District  Passenger  Agent. 

PITTSBURG,  PA.-305  Park  Building. 

C.  E.  BRISON District  Passenger  Agent. 

PORTLAND,  ORE.-255  Morrison  Street. 

F.  O'NEILL,  District  Pass'r  Agent E.  L.  HATBCRN,  Traveling  Pass'r  Agent. 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL.-641  Market  Street. 

T.  K.  STATELER General  Agent  Passenger  Department. 

SEATTLE,  WASH.-First  Avenue  and  Yesler  Way. 

I.  A.  NADEAO General  Agent. 

SPOKANE,  WASH.-Riverside  and  Howard  Streets. 

J.  W.  HILL General  Agent. 

ST.  LOUIS.  MO.-210  Commercial  Building. 

P.  H.  NOEL District  Passenger  Agent. 

ST.  PAUL.  MINN.-Fourth  and  Broadway. 

HARRY  W.  SWEET,  District  Pass'r  Agt GEO.  W.  MCCASKEY.,  District  Pass'r  Agt. 

TACOMA.  WASH.-926  Pacific  Avenue. 

A.  TINLING General  Agent. 

VANCOUVER,  B.  C.-430  Hastings  Street. 

J.  O.  McMULLEN.v General  Agent. 

VICTORIA,  B.  O. 

0.  E.  LANQ General  Agent. 

WALLACE,  IDAHO—Depot. 

J.  G.  BOYD General  Agent 

WINNIPEG.  MAN. 

H.  SWINPOBD General  Agent. 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 

A.  D.  CHARLTON Assistant  General  Passenger  Agent. 


J.  M.  HANNAFORD, 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT, 


A.   M.  CLELAND, 
GENERAL  PASSENGER  AGENT, 


3T.    RAUL,    MINN. 
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